Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond Is Unbreakable Music References

How's it going lurkers? Above is an illustration of the defeated Vampire Supervillain, Dio Brando with his Stand, The World. 

 

Similar to characters from a Greek Tragedy, Dio's God Complex and his own hubris led to his demise. Over the last 2 decades, this antagonist had quite a few voice actors. 

Dio Brando's Multiple Voice Actors In Japanese & English (2017):

Dio Brando was the type of supervillain you loved to hate. Because he was such a deplorable vampire, I already miss his wickedness. In order for a character to be a supervillain in entertainment, I believe Dio raised the bar high.

Last April, I published a Cartoon Sunday blog regarding Watch Mojo's Countdowns of Top Anime Villains. Dio Brando made it at least TWICE on those countdowns.   

 

Cartoon Sunday: Watch Mojo's Anime Villains Countdown

    

As a Vampire Supervillain, Dio was extremely psychopathic and sinister. I am surprised, that NONE of the late Ronnie James Dio's songs were used as opening or ending theme songs for Parts 1-3 of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise. After all, Dio Brando was named after him. 

Call me biased but "Egypt" really should've been used as the ending theme song for Stardust Crusaders' "Battle In Egypt" Arc as opposed to "The Last Train Home". Ugh! It's like listening to depressing-sounding '80s Muzak.

Now that Dio is dead, it will be disappointing not seeing him in Diamond Is Unbreakable and the future seasons to come. 

Earlier this year, it was announced that Golden Wind (Part 5) was in the works of being animated.

According to Anime News Network in June, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind is scheduled to premiere in Japan in 2 more months. 

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind Manga Gets TV Anime in October

Considering that JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Seinen Supernatural Action Anime, it's only fitting to have Golden Wind premiere this October. 

Meanwhile, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable will premiere next Saturday night at 11:30 pm Central on Adult Swim's Toonami block. 

{Toonami Promo}: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (2018)

 

Diamond Is Unbreakable takes place in 1999. 

 

Ahh, 1999. Before American Entertainment was corrupted by self-righteous, political "activist," celebutards, and political divisiveness in general like it has been, since the turn of the century. 

Nearly 2 decades ago, a plethora of monumental incidents happened like Woodstock '99, for example. 

In 1999, I was a notorious, 17-year-old girl full of "angst" and living a so-called "double life." No, I was not partying like it was 1999. It's amazing how much time flies. Well, I digress.

In Diamond Is Unbreakable, Jotaro Kujo will meet Josuke Higashikata. Josuke is the bastard son of Jotaro's grandfather, Joseph Joestar. What a twist! Honestly, I did not see that coming!

Because this is another blog about the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, here are 4 previously published Cartoon Sunday blogs. 

Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Phantom Blood Review (2016)

Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood + Battle Tendency Music References (2017)

Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Recap With Stardust Crusaders Music References (2017)

Cartoon Sunday: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders & Stands (2017)

Also, as promised in yesterday's Song Saturday blog, here are the following music references for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable for today's Cartoon Sunday!

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Music References (2021)

Cartoon Sunday: The Gaffe Grant Wonley Made At A Bar In Ireland

How's it going my gumdrops? Did you enjoy celebrating Saint Patrick's Day yesterday? Hopefully, you enjoyed celebrating such a festive Irish holiday safely and NOT at the dangerous expense of others. 

Other than sleeping in and doing the usual chores yesterday, I had nothing personally special planned. Does watching Black Clover, Stardust Crusaders, and Naruto Shippuden on Adult's Swim's Toonami block count? 

Speaking of Saint Patrick's Day, Black Clover, and Toonami, it was a tad disappointing to discover, that Adult Swim planned NOTHING special for the block's 21st anniversary.

What would've been more logical? How about marathoning a series titled, "Black Clover" on Saint Patrick's Day for Toonami's 21st Anniversary? Hmmm... Such a hard decision there. 

Considering that Cartoon Network originally launched the Toonami block on Saint Patrick's Day 1997, it would've been more logical to celebrate the block's 21st anniversary and Saint Patrick's Day with a Black Clover Marathon. 

Yes, I know there are those Toonami fans STILL ranting about Black Clover being chosen over My Hero Academia for Adult Swim's Toonami block. Some are those same Toonami fans from last year, who are still ranting about One Piece being removed from the Toonami block and being replaced with Tokyo Ghoul.

 

RANT: Toonami Fans And Their Incessant Crying

Either way, you gain some, you lose some. 

Even though Saint Patrick's Day is over now, there will still be a few more Irish themed blogs I will be publishing and re-sharing with you all for this month. There are ONLY 2 more weeks left in March. Hopefully, you have been enjoying these blogs this month. 

Originally, I was going to share the link to Episode 1 of Black Clover today in English Dub. Then at the last minute, I changed my mind. Instead I thought I would share this hilarious animated documentary by Grant Wonley. 

It is always best to learn about foreign countries, their cultures, customs, religions, and especially their social environments before visiting them. I have been saying this to friends and other people for the last 16 years. 

People cannot always say and do whatever they want, whenever they want to whoever they want. This is especially when they are in foreign countries as VISITORS. 

Grant Wonley's short animated documentary is a hilarious depiction of the time, when he visited Ireland. Wonley recounts the time, when he made a gaffe at a bar in Ireland.

The Gaffe Grant Wonley Made At A Bar In Ireland (2016)

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Song Saturday: Hayato Matsuo's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Scores

How's it going lurkers? Are you getting pumped for tonight? I know I am; I can't wait! 

 

Since last summer, I have wondered, if Adult Swim's Toonami block would premiere the "Battle In Egypt" Arc shortly after the first 24 episodes of Stardust Crusaders, or if the series would go on hiatus for more dubbing.

As of last Saturday's Toonami Promo, it appears that Toonami will be premiering the "Battle In Egypt" Arc TONIGHT.

[Toonami Promo] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders "Battle in Egypt" Arc (2018)

You have no idea how happy and relieved I am, right now. This means we as viewers will not have to endure any speed bumps. 

When saying "speed bumps," I mean interrupting the continuation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders only to be preempted for another 1/2 year. 

 

Basically, that is like the local news interrupting already scheduled programming for supposed "late breaking news." Throughout this Seinen Supernatural Horror Action Anime, there have been horror and horror references in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. 

 

I was recently informed, that Parts 3 (Stardust Crusaders) and 4 (Diamond Is Unbreakable) have more horror and horror references in them. 

According to what I have read and heard from other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fans, there is more horror in Stardust Crusaders. This is probably due to the resurgence of the sinister Dio Brando. 

Dio Brando is that super villain in a series, that readers and viewers LOVE to hate. You wish he would die. If he does die, it seems too good to be true. Dio is just THAT  kind of an evil character. 

Dio Brando is such a sinister character, I will even go as far as saying, that if Dio was ever someone on a forum, he would be the worst kind of troll online. 

Imagine a troll, that runs cons, lies, backstabs, smears online reputations, violates posters and their privacy, sends harassing e-mail messages, sends moles and flunkies to cyber stalk, profile, slander, witch hunt, and gossip about innocent posters, spams the forum with dozens of malicious call out threads about certain posters, and turns an entire community against those posters.

Not that the fictional super villain ever committed such atrocities listed above, but imagine if he really DID commit such cyber crimes as a troll.

The super villain, Dio Brando is a highly resentful, narcissistic sociopath and classist with a great sense of entitlement, huge chips on his shoulders, and suffers from Little Dick Syndrome. 

 

When I say, "Little Dick Syndrome," I mean abuse of power. 

Dio is a very powerful villain from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise and revels in abusing his power. Believe it or not, there are people as sinister and as deplorable as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Dio Brando, that really exist. Dio Brando, who is now known as "DIO," is back for the "Battle In Egypt" Arc. 

Whenever JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's music changes to an ominous score during scenes, there is usually a great chance that DIO is coming. He is no longer a human and hasn't been for centuries. This super villain is not only a serial killer, but also a VAMPIRE.

Mangaka, Hirohiko Araki was influenced by Bram Stoker's Dracula, when creating JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood.

Dio Brando seeks to destroy the Joestar Clan. His vendetta with Jonathan Joestar dates back to 1880 from England.

Being extremely opportunistic, cunning, and power hungry have to be Dio Brando's WORST  flaws. As a viewer of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, I believe Dio's extreme lust for power is his worst flaw. 

To most people, money equals power. More than anything, Dio Brando always resented Jonathan Joestar for his wealthy status and has spent over a century destroying people's lives for power, including Jonathan's.

Before the late 1930's, Dio Brando killed Jonathan Joestar. Then, Dio took over his body. With this current season airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block, the characters of Stardust Crusaders are in Egypt, during the late 1980's. They are trying to save Jotaru Kujo's sick mother, Holly. 

With the resurgence of the super villain, DIO, we can expect to hear more ominous music between scenes. Hayato Matsuo composed the music for the first 9 episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood. 

As said earlier, whenever the songs have ominous tones during certain scenes, viewers can expect for Dio Brando to make an appearance. Here are 3 creepy scores by composer, Hayato Matsuo, to set the ominous tones of Dio Brando's arrival for today's Song Saturday.

1) Hayato Matsuo "Yami No Fuchi Yori" {"From The Edge Of Darkness} JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Anime Score (2012)

2) Hayato Matsuo "Himeru Omoi" {"Be Sore"} JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Anime Score (2012) 

 

3) Hayato Matsuo "Giwaku" {"Suspicion"} JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Anime Score (2012)

RANT: Toonami's One Piece Fandom & Their Incessant Crying

How's it going lurkers? I have been trying to decide what to share for the next 2 Cartoon Sunday blogs.

Would you like it if I shared more Animated Horror Shorts under 5 minutes long, OR would you prefer to watch something 5 minutes or longer?

Let me know what you think in the comments section below.

Aside from the next 2 Cartoon Sunday blogs, those of you, who have been subscribed to yours truly for the last several years on Xanga, Blogster, It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns, etc. have read my complaints about Toonami, its fanbases, and fandoms. 

Recently, I stumbled upon a blog by The Beacon explaining the differences between a fandom and a fanbase. I never really knew there was a difference. 

I always thought fanbase and fandom were used interchangeably. Apparently, that's not the case. Welp, you learn something new everyday.

According to The Beacon, a fanbase is simply a group of like-minded people, who share the same interests and show their pride as fans. Meanwhile, a fandom is more like a gatekeeping group of zealots for fans. 

In other words, EXTREMISTS that tend to alienate and can sometimes shun fellow fans if they don't share their views about certain characters, movies, shows, music, etc. with their EXTREME dedication, passion, and views.

Judging by the preceding explanation, fandoms might as well be considered loudmouth "activists" because they are extremely vocal about being an obnoxious fan. This can most definitely be said about some Toonami fans in general.

I CANNOT  help reiterating how much of obnoxious brats Toonami fans can be. 

Yes, I know that every Toonami fan is NOT  a crybaby. However, the crybabies overshadow the fans, who genuinely enjoy other types of Action Anime as well as other genres and sub-genres.

Every time a certain Action Anime fandom does not get their way about an Anime, they will act like the BIGGEST  toddlers on forums and social media sites. Otherwise, they will maliciously mock other fanbases because they didn't get their way about a series.

Some One Piece zealots are currently throwing toddler tantrums because Adult Swim's Toonami block is airing the Seinen Horror Action Anime, Tokyo Ghoul as One Piece's replacement. One Piece fans DO have a right to be upset.

Since the time Toonami chose to premiere this Shonen Jump Action Anime at episode 207 in 2013 rather than premiere it at episode 1 like most normal shows, One Piece fans got the shaft.

Premiering an Action Anime at episode 207 rather than the beginning only demonstrated, that those running this revival of Toonami have no respect for One Piece fans. Therefore, I can understand their anger and feel they are justified in feeling angry at both Adult Swim and The Toonami Teams. 

Toonami did a TERRIBLE job of handling their programming, One Piece fans, and de-escalating their toddler tantrums. 

Even though I can sympathize and empathize with One Piece fans, it does NOT give their fandom the right to maliciously mock other fanbases.

Currently, there are some EXTREMELY bitter fans within the One Piece fandom maliciously mocking us Tokyo Ghoul fans, while crying in their Monkey D. Luffy boxer shorts over Toonami replacing One Piece with Tokyo Ghoul.

Some are purposely alleging that Tokyo Ghoul is a terrible Anime, that it "glorifies cannibalism," it's intentionally "edgy" to panders to Emos and Goths, that Toonami dislikes Tokyo Ghoul because they haven't created newer promos for it, etc.

About a month or 2 ago, those within the One Piece fandom on the current makeshift forum for Adult Swim worked my last nerve so badly, I gave some of them a piece of my mind. 

So, what did I tell those bitter incels within Toonami's One Piece fandom on the makeshift forum for Adult Swim?

1) They are NOT  the only viewers watching Adult Swim

2) Those running Toonami are TRYING to attract different types of viewers by adding a Seinen Horror Action Anime like Tokyo Ghoul, for example, to the block

3) They whine TOO MUCH about EVERY little thing

4) If they depend on a show's ratings to simply like a show, they would NEVER enjoy anything 

5) Their constant nitpicking repulses other viewers like yours truly from wanting to watch other Anime premiering on the Toonami block.

Was it NOT  bad enough, that Toonami zealots spent YEARS bawling their eyes out all over the Internet about Cartoon Network canceling Toonami in 2008?

After canceling Toonami ~9 years ago, Cartoon Network's programming went to hell in a hand basket. It started premiering more boy-centric reality shows, low-brow animation, and mostly vapid cartoons from Canada. The ONLY Canadian cartoon I enjoyed watching was 6teen.

Had 6teen premiered in its entirety on Cartoon Network, it could've been aired at an earlier time on Adult Swim. Some of 6teen's episodes had nudity and other mature content, which was meant for supposedly teenagers in Canada.

Here in the good old U.S. of A. helicopter parents would've been outraged by some of 6teen's content because Cartoon Network is meant for children, whereas Adult Swim is meant for adults.

Since Cartoon Network no longer wanted the Toonami block, they dumped it on Adult Swim. 

Originally, Adult Swim was supposed to be airing more mature content because all those children, who grew up watching Toonami, in the late 1990's and early 21st Century, are now ADULTS.

The Toonami  Team claimed they wanted to grow up its veteran viewers. 

If they wanted to supposedly grow up their veteran viewers so badly, why is Toonami premiering the most childish-looking and cartoonishly generic Japanese animation on a network, which was meant for adult viewers, mainly men? How much longer until a Kodomo Anime like Pokemon is premiering on Adult Swim?

Here is something I have recently noticed about the veteran Toonami fans. They hate Anime meant for their own age group. That being Action Anime meant for adults and Anime with more MATURE subject matters. This makes me question how many ADULTS are actually watching this version of Adult Swim's Toonami block.

Judging from what I have observed over these last 5 years, veteran Toonami fans are too fixated on their childhood nostalgia and cartoon ratings. They depend on cartoon ratings (which CAN be rigged like polls and awards for awards shows and voting).

In addition, these zealots DEPEND on a patronizing CGI robot and his talking computer to get excited about watching their favorite cartoons! This is something you would expect from a damn 5-year-old, NOT someone who is in his/her 20's and 30's (Dare I even say 40's and older?)

When I was a toddler watching the Mecha Anime, Robotech in the mid-80's, having a patronizing CGI robot with a talking computer were highly unnecessary to get me excited about watching the series or any other type of animation Japanese or otherwise. 

Listening to the announcement that my favorite cartoons would be starting was satisfying enough!

Even though I enjoyed watching some of the Action Anime, that aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block over these last 5 years, a number of us veteran Adult Swim viewers are still disgusted with the fact, that Adult Swim uprooted us to pander to crybaby man-children.

Adult Swim mostly panders to Toonami sycophants that desperately cling to their childhood nostalgia on Saturday nights and early Sunday mornings. All the while, zealots continuously cry about wanting to watch the most childish programming on a network meant for adult animation.

Then, some of the other Toonami zealots fear that Toonami is getting canceled again because of the crybabies within their own fandoms constantly throwing tantrums over shows. They fail to realize that they contributed to the cancellation of Chiller TV's Anime Wednesday block, 2 summers ago.

It was bad enough that Chiller TV put almost NO effort in promoting their own Anime block this last time. That's not including the fact that only people with Direct TV and Dish Network, at the time were the only viewers with Chiller TV on our packages.

Adult Swim's Toonami fans wasted so much time nitpicking Is This A Zombie? which was only 1 out of 4 Anime premiering on Anime Wednesday, that Chiller TV canceled the block after only 3 weeks.

Most people today don't understand that we have the ability to make or BREAK entertainment, especially over the Internet.

To give a better understanding about this fandom right now, there is a LOT of infighting among Toonami fans. 

In fact, the fandoms within Toonami have just as much infighting, if not more than The Republican Party. It's THAT  bad.

If Toonami zealots including the One Piece zealots do NOT stop acting like bitter, entitled, spoiled brats and get their acts together, they WILL be the cause of Toonami getting canceled once again. 

Then, they will only have themselves to blame for their precious block getting re-canceled. This is if it DOES happen again with relentless cyberbullying, death threats, maliciously mocking other fanbases, toddler tantrums, and their extreme obsession with cartoon ratings.

With that being said, what are your thoughts about the current state of fandoms within Toonami, including the One Piece fandom?

Cartoon Sunday: Ub Iwerks' Skeleton Frolics

How's it going lurkers? Adult Swim's Toonami block finally premiered the English dub of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, last night. I swear, that Dio character is EVIL.

Dio Brando reminds me of a certain troll I know personally from another website. I only watched episode 1 of Phantom Blood, a few months ago. 

While watching Season 1: Episode 1, it felt more like I was watching a Soap Opera because it had Soap Opera Drama in it.

After watching the Toonami promo on Adult Swim these last several weeks, I was quite surprised by the amount of action that was shown for this series.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Promo On Toonami (2016)

Normally, I marathon or "binge watch" Anime online but my time is spent now on many other activities both on and offline. 

Judging by the Toonami promo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure looks like it is a combination of Dragon Ball Z (except much better) and Bleach.

Since we are already on the topics of Shonen Jump Action Anime and Adult Swim's Toonami, I forgot to mention last week, that Blue Exorcist will be getting another season!

Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc Anime Reveals January Premiere, More Cast

Hopefully, this next season will focus more on the character, Renzo Shima becoming a double agent.

Considering that we are already on the topic of animation with darker themes to them, I am finally sharing this particular animated short by Ub Iwerks. 

Originally, I meant to share this last October, but I was really sick. Last October, I was lucky to have even published any blogs much less work on my Halloween Music Playlist Thread for Adult Swim's seasonal sub-forum, Adult Scare.

As I was saying, I managed to find a darker animated short by Ub Iwerks. 

Iwerks had a history of working for both Walt Disney and Columbia Pictures' cartoon division. To be more specific, he produced and directed The Skeleton Dance in 1929, during his time at Walt Disney.

After Ub Iwerks supposedly had a "falling out" with Walt Disney, Iwerks launched his own studio called The Iwerks Studio in 1930. 

The Iwerks Studio was shortly lived and had shut down, during the 1936.

BTW: This all happened during the same time as The Great Depression.

In 1937, Iwerks drew Skeleton Frolics. During that time, he began working for Color Rhapsodies at Columbia Pictures. Skeleton Frolics is very similar to Disney's The Skeleton Dance.

Skeleton Frolics is in color with obviously some minor alterations whereas The Skeleton Dance was animated completely in black and white.

Ub Iwerks' [Walt Disney] Silly Symphony: "The Skeleton Dance" (1929)

Ub Iwerks' [Columbia Pictures] Color Rhapsodies: "Skeleton Frolics" (1937)

It was not until 1938, that Ub Iwerks became the director for several of Columbia Pictures' Color Rhapsodies shorts.

Iwerks' history in entertainment is quite extensive, especially when it comes to darker content. In fact, not only was Ub Iwerks an animator, but he also became an expert in special visual effects.

For example, Iwerks worked on the special effects for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds in 1963. (It is amazing what you can learn.) 

Rather than giving you a long history lesson about Ub Iwerks, here is Skeleton Frolics for Cartoon Sunday.

Ub Iwerks' Skeleton Frolics (1937)

Cartoon Sunday: Tokyo Ghoul Trailer

How's it going lurkers? These last several weeks, I have mentioned Chiller TV's Anime Wednesday block. 

Throughout last week, I searched for an official confirmation of whether or not Chiller TV canceled Anime Wednesday. 

I went as far as messaging the network. Chiller TV never responded back on Stalkbook. Facebook. 

While conducting Google searches, I only saw people on Chiller TV's social media accounts, YouTube, Anime News Network, Adult Swim, and other forums and social media sites claiming, that Chiller TV canceled Anime Wednesday. I also stumbled upon my very own Cartoon Sunday blog from last week.

Type into Google "Is Chiller TV's Anime Wednesday Canceled?" and scroll down the page. In case you missed the link to my blog on Google, the link is below.

Cartoon Sunday: Black Blood Brothers (2015)

As I was saying, there is no actual confirmation directly from Chiller TV. I read on another blogger's page, that Anime Wednesday tanked in the ratings. 

Supposedly, Anime Wednesday had ZERO ratings. I have always hated The Nielsen Ratings.

The Nielsen Ratings System is extremely inaccurate. Every TV viewer doesn't sit around documenting every little show we watch. I have never done The Nielsen Ratings because it's rigged and very biased.

Contrary to Chiller TV's so-called "zero" ratings, those of us Horror and Anime fans with Direct TV and Dish Network watched Anime Wednesday. There are several reasons why Anime Wednesday tanked.

Why Chiller TV's Anime Wednesday Tanked In Viewership:

1) Extremely niche- Only Direct TV and Dish Network have Chiller TV. It's not on Time Warner or any other provider. This is mostly what hurt Anime Wednesday's viewership.

2) Terrible advertising- I had no idea that Chiller TV started airing Anime again, until I just happened to be channel surfing the same night Anime Wednesday premiered. The block barely got any on and offline announcements.

3) Terrible scheduling- Anime on late Wednesday nights was already a bad idea. Had the block aired, during the early evening/primetime slot, Anime Wednesday would've gotten more viewers. Honestly, if Chiller TV would've premiered Anime on Fridays, during more reasonable hours, that could've improved its viewership. It most definitely could've rivaled Adult Swim's Toonami block.

4) Integrity- Much like NBC, Syfy, and Chiller TV's other sister stations, it lacks integrity. A nice chunk of Chiller's programming is a hub for Syfy's failbag shows. Before Chiller TV premiered ITS version of the Ani-Monday block years ago, I sometimes watched the channel for the late '80s Horror Anthology miniseries Freddy's Nightmares. 

Just when Chiller's Anime Wednesday block had a chance, the network POSSIBLY yanked the block.

5) Ignorant & Extremely Immature Horror Fans- On Chiller TV's Facebook page, I saw some middle school brats throwing their tantrums about a cheesy and highly censored PG-13 rated Horror channel airing "Japanese cartoons." I'm willing to bet that 1 particular brat was the same bratty, pompous ass, YouTube vlogger, who degraded and mocked Anime fans.

There is a wannabe hoodrat YouTube vlogger, who believes he is superior to Anime fans. Apparently, he's better than Anime fans because he's not (insert homophobic slurs), a "virgin," or an Anime fan since he has a sex life. HA! Yeah, right? 

Over compensate much? Hmm... Sounds like a 7th grade Incel trying to act cool to me!

Oh, how I love when bratty middle schoolers who still watch The Nickelodeon Channel condescend to viewers about Horror Anime on a PG-13 rated Horror Channel. What a joke!

I would've shared his vlog but I refuse to have my IQ drop even more, after listening to that over compensating, wannabe hoodrat failing at trying to sound "intelligent." Besides, he does not need anymore viewership. The poser needs to crack open a book and get a real education. Then, he can better articulate himself in his YouTube vlogs.

Generally speaking, Chiller TV doesn't know how to communicate with its Horror and Anime fans. This really doesn't help anyone. 

If the network wants to maintain its current viewers, having integrity, organization, better advertising, and showing consistency with its schedule would immensely help everyone.

Chiller TV needs all the help it can get because it is highly unwatchable for the most part. I get the impression that most of NBC Universal's networks are being run by a bunch of flakes, that ride on The Hot Mess Expresss Train.

It sounds a bit harsh to say, but I can't help it. Chiller TV really has potential for both Horror and Anime fans. Although, the people in charge of it obviously have no idea of how to run it, which is highly visible to its viewers.

Well, at least Chiller TV aired Funimation Entertainment's trailer for the Seinen Horror Action Anime, Tokyo Ghoul. I have heard about Tokyo Ghoul at least several times. Eventually, I will have a chance to watch it.

I still have yet to watch the entire series, Tokyo Majin (no relation to Tokyo Ghoul). It doesn't seem like Chiller TV will be resuming to Anime Wednesday anytime soon. Therefore, it is better to watch both Tokyo Majin and Tokyo Ghoul independently.

According to Anime News Network, Tokyo Ghoul is about a college student named Ken Kaneki. 

The protagonist meets a girl his age, named Rize at a cafe, who he frequents and quickly bonds with her. Ken Kaneki doesn't know, that Rize is a ghoul. 

Hunting and devouring human flesh is how Rize survives. 

After The Red Child (Rize's special organ) is transplanted into Kaneki's body, he becomes a ghoul and is trapped in a warped world where humans are not at the top of the food chain. Anyway, here is the trailer for Tokyo Ghoul for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Tokyo Ghoul Trailer (2015)

Cartoon Sunday: Black Lagoon Pilot Episode

How's it going lurkers? Yesterday, I mentioned sharing a link to 1 of the ending theme songs to Black Lagoon in a Metal thread on Adult Swim's forum. 

"Preach Headz Addiction" by Breath Frequency was used as the ending theme song for Black Lagoon's series finale. Today I want to explain more about this Seinen Action Anime.

Last week, I talked to an Adult Swim Helper about Black Lagoon. He posted a thread in the Black Lagoon sub-forum asking:

"If you were kidnapped and your boss didn't pay to get you back would you join with your kidnappers rather than go home? I think the fact that Revy was there had something to do with it. I think if it were just Benny and Dutch, Rock would have been long gone."

I repiled to the Adult Swim Helper:

"I would've rather gone home. Rock claims to suffer from 'Stockholm Syndrome,' but he really wanted belong to a group. I personally can't stand Revy. I'm Team Roberta. Watching Roberta kick her ass was fantastic because Revy met her match."

As a Black Lagoon fan, I can't stand Revy. I have always found Revy to be sickening. She is that eternal victim, who had such a HARD life and overcompensates for it by acting like a sociopathic misanthrope and begrudges everyone. Revy also loves denying her feelings for Rock.

Meanwhile, Roberta actually resonates with me a lot better than Revy. I may not have lied, backstabbed, and killed people but I can definitely identify with people underestimating me because of my physical appearance, living a double life, and having physical strength. 

Roberta tries to be polite. However, she is NOT opposed to using brute force. 

As I maintained a conversation with the Adult Swim Helper, I automatically noticed his justifications for Revy acting like a misanthropic, bipolar bitch to the protagonist, Rock. 

Supposedly, he has friends EXACTLY like her and being a rape survivor is an excuse to act like a bitch to everyone. I explained to the Adult Swim Helper:

"Being raped most definitely will harden anyone and make it difficult to maintain relationships with people whether it's a friendship, or a romantic relationship. Revy has streets smarts but at the same time, she spends more time trying to act tough and being a bitch to everyone. Dutch and Benny don't treat everyone the way Revy treats people. Every rape victim doesn't treat everyone horribly because of it. She may be physically strong, but she's emotionally weak and commitment phobic. Revy begrudges anyone, who lives and has lived a much better life than she did. She falls under the category of what would be considered the stereotypical 'low class lowlife' because she doesn't come from living a wealthy lifestyle and acts classless."

I am NOT  in the slightest trying to minimize sexual abuse. It is a horrible experience to endure. 

Sexual abuse is something extremely difficult to recover from physically, emotionally, psychologically, and sexually. 

Not knowing who to trust, after a traumatic experience such as sexual abuse is much harder. 

Although, NOT  every rape victim becomes a paid criminal and believes, that he/she can abuse others. Therefore, I believe that Adult Swim Helper's statements are mostly B.S.

Reading his justifications constantly made me roll my eyes behind the screen. Even though he has a right to like whichever character(s) he wants, I refuse to validate his bullshit logic.

Since we are on the topic of Black Lagoon, it is best to give a recap summary. Black Lagoon was actually based on piracy cases in the East China Sea, during the mid to late 1990's. 

The Mangaka, Rei Hiroe was inspired by the works of James Ellroy, John Woo, Quentin Tarantino, and Stephen King.

Black Lagoon opens with the protagonist, Rokuro Okajima (a.k.a. "Rock"). The protagonist is a businessman (who would also be considered a "salary man" in Japan) for Asahi Industries in Tokyo. Rock is sent by his company to deliver a disk in the East China Sea. 

In the process, his boat gets hijacked by pirates/mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, who were hired to steal it. Revy (the only Chinese American female mercenary in Lagoon Company) chooses to hold Rock hostage, hoping he will be ransom worthy. 

Eventually, the disk becomes useless to them. In order to hide the smuggling operation, Rock's department chief, Kageyama, declares Rock as "dead" and abandons him.

Because Rock no longer works for Asahi Industries, he chooses to work for the Lagoon Company as their negotiator/translator, while supposedly suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome." Gotta love the smell of bullshit in the morning.

If you have never watched Black Lagoon, you can try watching it in the following link:

Black Lagoon Season 1: Episode 1 [English Dub] (2006)

Cartoon Sunday: What Are The Hidden Meanings Behind Anime Names?

How's it going lurkers? Anime News Network recently reported that Toonami will be premiering Kill la Kill on February 7th at 10:30 pm Central.

Kill la Kill is a Seinen Magical Girl Anime with an Action Dramedy theme. Even though I haven't had the chance to watch the series, I hope it's worth all the hype it's received within the last 2 years. 

If Kill la Kill isn't all that spectacular, you can bet my bottom dollar that I will NOT  be watching it at all. Judging from Kill la Kill's Anime trailer, it somewhat appears to be more of a fan service-looking type of Anime that mostly panders to an Incel demographic. 

 

Kill la Kill Trailer (2014)

 

I seriously question whether or not I want to watch this series. When I have the chance, I'll try streaming Kill la Kill. 

 

If this Anime tops the overly hyped Attack On Titan and doesn't make me fall asleep in the middle of watching, I MIGHT  like Kill la Kill.

Meanwhile, I chose to share a somewhat educational vlog from YouTube vloggers, Rachel & Jun for today's Cartoon Sunday. 

Rachel & Jun are an interracial married couple living in Japan. Last year, I began watching some of their vlogs about Japanese culture and entertainment. 

I meant to share some of Rachel & Jun's vlogs sooner, but never had the chance to do it until today. Rather than sharing another cartoon or Anime, I've decided to share a Rachel & Jun' vlog about the hidden meanings behind Anime names.

In today's vlog, Rachel & Jun explain how Anime and Manga characters are named and their meanings. 

The characters' names discussed in this vlog are characters from Naruto, Bleach, Sailor Moon, Death Note, Evangelion, One Piece, Attack On Titan, Dragonball Z, Strawberry 100%, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 

I already knew about Bleach, Naruto, and Sailor Moon, most specifically Ichigo from Bleach.

Ichigo's name is ambiguous because his name DOES mean strawberry in Japanese. Not only does Ichigo mean strawberry, but it also means 1 and 5. When the numbers are merged, it means 15.

Both of his fraternal twin sisters (Yuzu and Karin) are named after fruit as well. A Yuzu somewhat resembles a grapefruit with Mandarin Orange overtones and Karin is a quince fruit.

Speaking of strawberries, I watched Strawberry 100% and Death Note years ago. However, I didn't know much about the characters' names, until I watched this YouTube vlog. 

There was a mistake about the Evangelion characters' names. Rachel had supposedly confused the characters Akagi Ritsuko and Katsuragi Misato. 

When Evangelion aired on Adult Swim years ago, I never watched. Therefore, I wouldn't know. 

Anyway, here's an educational Japanese vlog by Rachel & Jun for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Rachel & Jun Explain The Hidden Meanings Behind Anime Names (2014)

Cartoon Sunday: The Powerpuff Girls' Too Pooped To Puff

 How's it going lurkers? It is Cartoon Sunday. Just in case some of you didn't already know, Blue Exorcist will be premiering its English Dub next Sunday on Adult Swim. It's great, that it will be premiering sooner than expected. 

Originally, Blue Exorcist was supposed to have been premiering, next month. Had it been MY choice, I would've premiered it much sooner rather than premiering that shitty Space Dandy Anime. 

Okay, I understand that Space Dandy is a Seinen Comedy Anime, but it's stupid and obnoxious. I would love for Blue Exorcist to air before or after Bleach as opposed to waiting until 12:30 am on Sundays to watch it. 

If I were in charge programming for the Swimnami Toonami lineup, here's how I would've scheduled the shows:

10:30 pm Naruto Shippuden

11:00 pm Bleach

11:30 pm Blue Exorcist

12:00 am Black Lagoon

This would've been a better arrangement on Swimnami Toonami than what Adult Swim already has on their schedule. I have no respect for Space Dandy or One Piece. They're stupid and annoying shows, not to mention money wasted. Space Dandy alone was catching a lot of flack weeks before its world premiere. 

I don't know about everyone else, but I can think of other Anime from Japan, that can afford to be world premiered. Space Dandy wouldn't have even made the list UNLESS viewers love having their intelligence insulted.

Meanwhile, it still would be refreshing to have Shojo and Josei Anime on this Toonami rebranding, as well as some other female animation. Like I have said in the past, since Adult Swim chose to acquire Cartoon Network's reject cartoons for boys, they also could've acquired The Powerpuff Girls. 

The Powerpuff Girls had a history of being on the previous Toonami block. The cartoon was originally meant for the adult demographic. Believe it or not, The Powerpuff Girls has a lot of hidden messages and pop-culture references, that Generations X and Y will understand. 

Most diehard fans of The Powerpuff Girls franchise are still complaining about its reboot from last month on The Powerpuff Girls' Stalkbook Faceboook page. The fans are not a far cry from staging a revolt against Cartoon Network. That's how upset they are over The Powerpuff Girls' reboot. 

Since it's Cartoon Sunday, I decided to share another mini-epiosde from The Powerpuff Girls. I would love to share the cartoon's "Reeking Havoc" and "Super Zeros" episodes, but there aren't any episodes re-uploaded to YouTube. 

Instead, I chose to share the video link to The Powerpuff Girls' episode, "Too Pooped To Puff." In this episode, The Powerpuff Girls go on strike because Townsville has become lazy, entitled, and overly dependent on them to the extent, that they have the girls doing their own jobs for them. 

Click on the following video link:

The Powerpuff Girls "Too Pooped To Puff" (1999)

Cartoon Sunday: The Powerpuff Girls' Bubblevicious

 

How's it going lurkers? Once again, it's Cartoon Sunday. Remember last week, when I mentioned the promo Adult Swim aired, during their so-called Toonami block?

The network premiered a promo called "The Ladies of Toonami." I wanted to share the promo on here last week, but someone did not upload it to YouTube, until more recently. I re-watched the promo on YouTube.

The Ladies Of Toonami Promo: (2014)

Then, I read both the comments both on YouTube and on Adult Swim's forum. 

What is the verdict for "The Ladies Of Toonami" promo?

Most saw "The Ladies of Toonami" promo as a joke because most of the female characters are from Shounen Anime with damsels in distress and emotionally weak female characters. If you don't know what I mean by "Shounen," in Japanese the word means "boy." Whenever Cartoon Network and Adult Swim both premiere Anime, it's typically for boys and occasionally a series meant for men. 

The Shounen Anime may have physically strong female characters, but they are always emotionally weak and/or they are damsels.

Before last week ended, Adult Swim announced that the Seinen Action Anime, Black Lagoon would premiere in late March on its Swimnami Toonami block. I currently have nothing bad to say about Black Lagoon because I have yet to watch it and would like to keep an open mind.

Every time I was about to watch the series, I always ended up doing or watching something else. On the positive side, Black Lagoon is a Seinen Action Anime series, which is meant for men.

Seinen Anime has more mature content than Shounen Anime. It is only fitting for Adult Swim to premiere actual animation for its ADULT viewers. If only Adult Swim would premiere some Josei Anime (which is meant for women), that would be fantastic.

Black Lagoon Trailer: (2006)

If necessary, Adult Swim could premiere The Powerpuff Girls on its Swimnami Toonami block. After all, Cartoon Network used to air The Powerpuff Girls on their Toonami block.

Original Opening For The Powerpuff Girls: (1998)

Years ago, The Powerpuff Girls appealed to both genders of different age demographics. 

The cartoon is so popular that Christian Bale, who played in American Psycho and the Batman Begins franchise, sang The Powerpuff Girls' ending theme song in an ABC News interview.

Originally, when the cartoon was made, it was a short meant for the adult demographic and was called "Whoopass." Because Cartoon Network liked the show so much, it was aired for the younger female audience.

The content was toned down and the cartoon was re-named "The Powerpuff Girls " by the late '90s. The cartoon was on Cartoon Network for several years and won Emmys.

Last week, Cartoon Network premiered The Powerpuff Girls' reboot.

Opening For The Powerpuff Girls: (2014)

Honestly, I was highly unimpressed. The Powerpuff Girls' illustrations recently changed.

When the original series was created during the '90s, their signature illustrations were meant to resemble 1950's futuristic art quality, as opposed to the more recent CGI appearance. The reboot's animation quality is so bright, that it has a glare; The art quality is so bright and blinding, I could barely focus on The Powerpuff Girls' reboot premiere.

I reiterate, The Powerpuff Girls' reboot is VERY hard on the eyes.

Luckily, the original cartoon still airs on The Boomerang Channel, which is affiliated with Cartoon Network. 

Recently, my grandmother has been bored with what's airing on TV and wants to watch cartoons. This is besides watching her usual national news and televangelist channels. 

Since my grandmother wants to watch more cartoons, I got her into watching The Powerpuff Girls on a nightly basis.

Considering how much I have mentioned them in today's blog, I decided to share a classic episode of The Powerpuff Girls. This episode is "Bubblevicious."

Bubbles is the cute and innocent blonde, who everyone loves to underestimate as a Powerpuff Girl. Blossom is the leader and level-headed redhead out of the 3 sisters. 

Out of the 3 sisters, Buttercup is the mean and feisty brunette, as well as the tomboyish lemming, who loves taunting and bullying Bubbles. 

Anyway, "Bubblevicious" is mostly about Bubbles proving that she is "hardcore," when it comes to fighting villains. Click on the following video link:

The Powerpuff Girls Season 1 Episode 9: "Bubblevicious" (1999)

Christian Bale Partially Singing The Powerpuff Girls Ending Theme Song:

Cartoon Sunday: Noein Outtakes

How's it going lurkers? Last night, I watched Bleach and Naruto Shippuden on Swimnami Toonami. As I watched Bleach, I noticed that Swimnami Toonami showed the entire season opening like they normally did for these last 8 years.

After it became 2014, Swimnami Toonami chose to remove the opening and go straight to the episodes. 

Throughout most of this month, Adult Swim did this to every show on their block EXCEPT  for that God-awful flop, Space Dandy. If Space Dandy wasn't world premiering every weekend and had Adult Swim NOT  invested in airing that Seinen Action Anime, I highly doubt they would've removed every show's opening. The block may have aired Bleach's opening, but it still did not air Naruto Shippuden's.

Although, Shippuden's ending was surprisingly aired. Adult Swim's viewers, including yours truly complained to them about removing every show's opening except Space Dandy's. This may seem trivial to most people, but Adult Swim has no respect for their viewers.

If Jason DeMarco and his loyal band of sycophants expect for Space Dandy to be their next cash cow like Bleach and Naruto, they are delusional.

Japan does not care for Space Dandy's Manga in particular. That is why its Anime contains ONLY  13 episodes compared to the typical 20 + episodes, if not perennial episodes like other Anime genres and sub-genres.

Just like the American audience dictates American shows and their seasons, the same applies to Japan and their audience.

Also, I noticed that Swimanmi created a new promo for their block. The latest promo is about the female characters on Swimnami, which is once again, more bullshit. The promo is a facade about "women's empowerment" by promoting physically strong yet emotionally weak female characters from Shonen Jump Action Anime on their block.

Last weekend, I e-mailed both Cartoon Network and Adult Swim my previously published Cartoon Sunday blog about them being sexist networks. Over the last few years, I've said this MANY times both on and offline, as well as famous filmmakers/screenwriters such as Kevin Smith.

Anytime Cartoon Network and Adult Swim will cancel any animation because they don't want to acknowledge their female demographic, that speaks volumes. We are only calling spades, "spades."

On a much lighter note for today, I stumbled upon 4 outtake videos from the SciFi Romance Adventure Anime, Noein. It used to air on The SciFi Channel's Ani-Monday block in 2007.

Noein is a very complex series to watch, which can be very confusing to casual viewers. It has themes consisting of time travel, quantum physics, and parallel universes. Only Haruka Kaminogi can control every parallel universe.

As you watch this dubbed trailer in English for a better understanding of Noein, please bear with me.

Noein Trailer (2015)

 

 

Listening to this English Dub promo makes me cringe. I say this because of the announcer's pronunciation of the words "Manga" and "Noein." 

After studying Japanese and listening to other people mispronounce Japanese words, you will understand what I mean.

Even though I have not bought the DVD's for Noein (I only watched it on The Sci Fi Channel's Ani-Monday block, years ago), 4 disks consist of English dubbed bloopers by the voice acting cast are featured on the DVD's. I watched Noein's bloopers years ago and thought they were hilarious. 

With that being said, here are Noein's outtakes for today's Cartoon Sunday.

1) Noein Outtakes Volume 1 (2006)

2) Noein Outtakes Volume 2 (2006)

3) Noein Outtakes Volume 3 (2006)

4) Noein Outtakes Volume 5 (2006)